Regulation

Massive Budget Hole Awaits New Legislature

  • November 6, 2008

Commonwealth’s revenue shortfall grows to $560 million  HARRISBURG, PA —  The Commonwealth Foundation today warned the newly minted General Assembly that it must immediately heed the voters’ call for “change”…

Press Release

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Education

Schools Need Your Vote Every Year

  • November 4, 2008

School board members are not up for re-election this year. That’s too bad, for a lot of people will be voting tomorrow. School board elections are held in off-years meaning…

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Education

Schools Need Your Vote Every Year

  • November 4, 2008

School board members are not up for re-election this year. That’s too bad, for a lot of people will be voting tomorrow. School board elections are held in off-years meaning…

Commentary

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Taxes & Economy

Real Hope and Change Comes From Ideas Not Politics

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 3, 2008

In 1993, I officially launched my campaign for President of the United States.  Granted, I was only 17 years old, hadn’t graduated high school yet, and wasn’t a member of…

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Regulation

Government Spending Doesn’t Create Jobs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 31, 2008

The Heritage Foundation blog exposes one of the great myths of Washington (and Harrisburg) – that more government spending on transportation infrastructure (or economic development, or corporate welfare,…

Media

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State Budget

Water and Sewer Ballot Question

  • October 27, 2008

When Pennsylvania voters head to the polls on November 4, 2008, they will also be asked to vote "YES" or "NO" on a ballot measure which would allow the state…

Fact Sheet

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State Budget

The 400 Million Dollar Question

  • October 27, 2008

Originally posted at the Capitol Domes, a new blog from the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal. How will you vote on November 4? No, I’m…

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Education

Time for School Board Transparency

  • October 20, 2008

Commonwealth Foundation launches “sunshine” project on school district labor negotiations HARRISBURG, PA —   Today, the Commonwealth Foundation announced the launch of a new project engaging in an effort to provide…

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Health Care

We’re No. 2 … in loss of employer health insurance

  • October 17, 2008

Cross-posted on Capitol Domes   It should come as no surprise that universal health care proponents are spinning a report from an organization that supports universal…

Media

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